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Dengue Alert!

dengue alertDON’T let the mosquitoes bite! It’s definitely dengue season once more, with reports of outbreaks in various Metro Manila areas and other parts of the country—health officials even fear the outbreak could be ASEAN-wide—cropping up with worrisome frequency. Highprofile personalities have not been spared, with “Magkaribal” star Derek Ramsey hospitalized for dengue in late August. Some 54,000 dengue cases and 429 deaths have already been recorded in the Philippines, according to the National Epidemiology Center. The number could breach 70,000 cases by yearend, health officials said.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti, “a day-biting mosquito which lays eggs in clear and stagnant water.”

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Gina Lopez appointed as Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission chief

Gina Lopez BautistaGINA Lopez is now the chair the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) after taking her oath, along with 35 other appointees to various government agencies and offices, before President Benigno Aquino III in Malacañang on August 23. The appointment of the managing director of ABS-CBN Foundation Inc., who “has long been involved in efforts to clean up the Pasig River,” is “a logical choice,” Secretary Ricky Carandang of the Palace Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office said in a text message.

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HR Council

Full house for Business Excellence Awards

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AROUND 250 Lopez Group members and members of the Lopez family took part in the Business Excellence Awards on August 18 at the Dolphy Theater at the ABS-CBN Broadcast Center. The annual celebration of the best accomplishments within the Lopez Group recognized the outstanding and ...

‘LopezLink’ tops as source of Group news

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LOPEZLINK, the multi-awarded monthly publication for Lopez Group employees, remains to be seen as a central source of information on the latest developments in different Lopez Group member companies. Data gathered from 959 respondents for LopezLink’s 2009 reader satisfaction surv...

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CSR

Knowledge Channel enters alternative learning space

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KNOWLEDGE Channel Foundation Inc. (KCFI) laid the foundation for its entry into the alternative learning sector as volunteers became mobile teachers for one day, in cooperation with the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) of the Department of Education. Education Secreta...

Bayan Academy partners with Nestle for culinary training

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BAYAN Academy, in partnership with Nestle Maggi Philippines, offered a five-day culinary training for the unemployed/ underemployed and micro entrepreneurs, including young mothers. The scope of training included product knowledge, cooking methods, knife skills, food safety and s...

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Entertainment

UFC champ GSP to conquer Manila

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Balls Channel brings  Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) undisputed welterweight champion (GSP) to the Philippines on September 23! The 29-year-old fighter from Canada boasts a record of 20 wins with only two losses and will defend his belt for the fifth time on December 11’s U...

‘TV Patrol’ anywhere, anytime via internet!

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‘TV Patrol’ can now be seen online anytime and anywhere in the Philippines for free! Log on to http://tvpatrol.abscbn.news.com at 6:30 p.m. to catch the live streaming of the country’s number one newscast. Those who miss the live telecast can visit the site for episode replays an...

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Lifelong Wellness

Lifelong bowling tourney starts September 17

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THE Lopez Lifelong Wellness team gets the ball rolling as the Lopez Group bowling tournament starts at the Green Valley Country Club in Pasig on September 17, 2010. As of August 18, 10 teams have signed on to join the tilt taking place every Friday u...

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Travel Reco

Turkey: The other side of the Mediterranean

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WHEN selecting a tour or cruise to the Mediterranean, it is common to find Italy and Greece as part of the itinerary. But on the Eastern part of this region is the beautiful and culturally rich country of Turkey. Enriched with a long history left by changing civilizations, battle...

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Special Features

Our dilapidated cars, ‘atbp.’

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See integrity in action as the writer recalls events that transpired during FPHC’s hard times in the 1980s. I joined First Holdings as a senior manager in 1979 and availed of the managers’ car plan shortly thereafter. It was the basic Mitsubishi Galant GL model, manual shift. They would not even cal...

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Lopez Museum

Artists’ Talk on September 11: Carnay, Beltran

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The first Artists’ Talk on performance art featuring Jeffrey Carnay and Myra Beltran will be held on September 11 (Saturday), 2 to 4 pm, at the Lopez Memorial Museum. This is part of the “looking forward” the museum celebrates on its 50th anniversary. The After the Fact...

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